The last Comprehensive Spending Review – a document bearing the mark of HM Treasury – claimed to be underpinned by the Coalition Government’s guiding principle of “increasing diversity of provision in public services through further use of Payment by Results (PbR)”. But since then, More..

With support from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, earlier this year I undertook a traveling fellowship to Australia looking at what we could learn about how they prepare young people for the world of work. More..

Building on groundwork laid by the last Labour administration, and driven by a desire to enable innovative nonprofits to provide better and cheaper public services, the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government has been determinedly putting in place enabling forces More..

Before I became a venture philanthropist at Impetus, I just couldn’t figure out how to make a positive contribution to society I wanted from behind my desk – whether it was in an office or in a classroom. More..

Testimonials

In philanthropy as well as business, money alone can only do so much; it is money combined with skills and experience that achieve real impact. Impetus-PEF is leading the way in creating lasting change through this strategic combination.

Sir Ronald Cohen

My visit to Impetus - The Private Equity Foundation was inspiring. It is organisations such as Impetus-PEF who will help us pioneer a social investment model in the UK.

Francis Maude MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office

The most effective help is the combination of money and advice that is the hallmark of a new breed of intermediaries like Impetus-PEF that are developing the market for venture philanthropy and investment for social good. Their time is now.